Bangladesh: SASEC Railway Connectivity Investment Program

This project preparatory technical assistance provides additional studies for processing the Investment Program, updates design by Bangladesh Railway, and supports the procurement phase of the project. The project could help create a logistics chain with possible private sector involvement linking the Inland Container Depot with Chittagong Port.


PROJECT DETAILS

Commitment Date

Funding Type

Country

Sector

Status

Total Cost

15 Dec 2014

Technical Assistance

Bangladesh

Transport/Rail

Closed

$1.50 million

KEY OUTPUTS

Railway Sector Master Plan Updated

Design for the Dhirasram Inland Container Depot (ICD) and associated structures updated

Feasibility studies and status of rolling stock maintenance assessed

FINANCING

$1.5 million (Asian Development Bank, financed through the Technical Assistance Special Fund)